Opening Voluntary A Meditation on “O God, Our Help in Ages Past” (St. Anne)
Setting Mark Albrecht
Gathering Hymn Jesus
Shall Reign (Duke Street) ELW 434
Penned by the great hymn
writer Isaac Watts (1674-1748), Jesus Shall Reign is one of the first
English missionary hymns.
Hymn tunes are often named
after places. Duke Street is where the composer, John Hatton (d. 1793), once
lived.
Canticle of Praise Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs (Twenty-fourth)
This is another Isaac Watts
text. I’ve paired it with Twenty-fourth, by the American composer Lucius
Chapin (1760-1842). Chapin, who was born in Massachusetts, was an active
participant in American history, serving in the battles of Ticonderoga and
Stillwater. He even served under George Washington at Valley Forge.
Psalm 133
In these Sundays after
Pentecost I’ve been setting the refrain of the psalms to folk tunes from around
the world. (Last Sunday was an exception when I used a contemporary hymn tune.)
Today’s tune, Cantad al Señor, comes from Brazil.
Hymn of the Day There’s
a Wideness in God’s Mercy (Lord, Revive Us) ELW 588
Closing Voluntary I
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold)
Setting, Jerry Van Der Pol
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